Correspondence

Andrew J. James to the Military Board of Kentucky

1861-06-10

Date of Creation
June 10, 1861
Place of Creation
Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
Repository
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection
Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1859-1862
Box / Folder
MG5-148
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-019-0080
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32208334
People
James, Andrew Jackson
Wait, Cyrenius
Places
Frankfort, Kentucky
Kentucky
Pulaski County, Kentucky
Whitley County, Kentucky
Organizations
Military Board of Kentucky
Dates
1861-06-10
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Citation

Andrew J. James to the Military Board of Kentucky, 1861-06-10, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1859-1862, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-019-0080 (November 12, 2026).

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Frankfort
10th. June 1861
To theKy. Millitary Board
Gentln

I submit to you herewith two a Short letter from Mr Senator Wait on the subject of the manufacture of Gun Powder.

I know the fact that he owns a large quantity of Mountain lands on bohth sides of the Cumberland River in the vicinity of the mouth of Rockcastle River in Pulaski& Whitley counties I know also that the caves of that region are numerous and abound in Salt Petre, and believe gunpowder can be manufactured as cheap there as at any other point in Kentucky The location is secure from invasion and but little danger of Negro insurrection or incendiarism.

Mr Wait is a reliable man.

Respy

A. J. James

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Senator
Waite for manufacturing gunpowder